GLOSSOP MP Tom Levitt has welcomed the news that Tameside Hospital is to keep its maternity services.

GLOSSOP MP Tom Levitt has welcomed the news that Tameside Hospital is to keep its maternity services.

In a radical shake-up of maternity and childrens services, Tameside - which is the nearest general hospital to Glossop - will become one of eight centres of excellence and will continue to provide emergency and overnight care for sick babies and children.

Mr Levitt said: "I welcome the outcome of the North West review of maternity and paediatric services as the best outcome for High Peak.

"The services of both Tameside Hospital and the Corbar Maternity Unit in Buxton will be retained and enhanced in the chosen strategy, Option A, the option which I have supported from the start.

"I am also pleased to hear that High Peak residents will still be able to use children's services in Macclesfield and East Cheshire when necessary.

"The consultation itself was one of the most comprehensive of its kind, taking public and professional views fully on board at all stages and one in which I engaged fully on behalf of my constituents."

The Advertiser's Hands Off campaign resulted in an amazing 15,000 signatures, letters and response forms from families urging services at Tameside be retained, in response to the Making it Better review by the NHS.